Entertainment company CJ ENM has announced the launch of First Light StoryHouse – a label created under its new Asian Content Initiative, designed to amplify Asian voices worldwide. First Light StoryHouse will focus on identifying and supporting authentic Asian and Asian American stories and introducing them to global audiences. The vision for this effort was […]
From now until August 17th, Virgin Media is giving its TV customers access to 14 South Asian TV channels at no extra cost in celebration of South Asian Heritage Month. The TV channels included are part of Virgin Media’s Asian Mela bundle, which normally costs £12 per month and offers customers access to thousands of […]
Asian entertainment hub, KC Global Media Asia, announces a strategic expansion of its leadership team to further accelerate the company’s commitment to premium content. Denise Tham has been promoted to Vice President & Head of Programming, in recognition of her instrumental role in driving the success of the company’s diverse content slate across Asia, including […]
UK Asian Film Festival – the world’s longest running South Asian film festival – has unveiled the full programme of its 27th edition. Running at venues across London, Leicester and Coventry from May 1st to 11th, UK Asian Film Festival is presented by Tongues on Fire and is supported by the BFI Audience Projects Fund, […]
beIN Mediap Group and UC3, the UEFA-ECA joint venture, have extended their media rights agreement, ensuring beIN Sports, the network’s flagship sports channel, will continue to broadcast European football’s top club competitions live and exclusive across the Middle East, North Africa, and Asia until 2027. The partnership between the sports broadcaster and UEFA club competitions […]
Whale TV, the independent TV operating system maker, has announced the next step in its partnership with TPV to launch Whale TV models to Asia. As part of the deal, TPV will also join the Whale Profit Sharing Programme, which allows TV brands to share in the monetisation revenue generated by Whale TV on devices. […]
OUTtv, the LGBTQ+ television and streaming service, is launching its first channels in Asia, partnering with Chunghwa Telecom to launch OUTtv in Taiwan, available as a linear offering for audiences. OUTtv goes live on March 18th in Taiwan, with the linear channel available on Chungwha IPTV service, Multimedia On Demand (MOD), on channel 375. Chunghwa […]
Asian entertainment hub, KC Global Media Asia, has appointed Lee-Asha Dukhie as its new Director and Head of Digital Marketing. She will be responsible for overseeing all digital marketing efforts, working closely with Serious Media, the company’s marketing agency, to shape the company’s digital strategy across the organisation’s social media platforms, and digital properties. With […]
Eutelsat OneWeb, a subsidiary of Eutelsat Group, is pushing India’s Department of Telecommunications (DoT) to approve activation of a pair of crucial Earth station gateways for its Low Earry orbiting constellation to start services, according to India’s Economic Times. Deployment is needed not only for India itelf but for other South Asian nations looking to […]
OnDemandIQ has announced the completion of the first wave of its Streamer Sentiment Index (SSI) study, delivering critical insights into the performance of VoD and OTT platforms across Southeast Asia, Japan, and Taiwan. Surveying over 12,000 respondents across the region, the study evaluates the biggest global, regional, and local players, measuring key aspects of user […]